Kali J Desautels

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Originally intended to simply focus on book reviews, over time, KaliDesautelsReads has morphed into its own entity. I write about issues that are near to my heart, be they political, feminist, motherhood, mental health, or, as the title holds, books. A thirty-something Canadian woman in my mid-thirties, I have been “super married” to my high school sweetheart since 2006, and together we have two crazy, clever, kind, hilarious, wonderful kids. My first book – How Not To Blog: Finding Myself, One Post at a Time is available on Amazon (in eBook formats for you clever tech readers, and paperback for those of us who love that new book smell!) I have tried a podcast – it’s still on Apple and Google Podcasts – but writing is where my heart is. My life changed dramatically when my husband was diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer in 2018, and I am now a writer for a leading Canadian Cancer Non-Profit. I am lucky enough to have a family that loves me and pushes me to be my best, even if it is outside of my cushiony comfort zone. I have a village of friends that nourish me, mentally, and spiritually. Welcome to my thoughts. Sit down. Stay a while. Enjoy a cup of coffee!

September Mood

Hello September! My sister and I were discussing recently how September feels like a new beginning , a new year and an opportunity to start fresh. Tomorrow, the kids go back to school, I will be back at work, Dave will be arranging a part time schedule, and we will reach the 11 month milestone since Dave announced his illness to us.

We are honouring this new beginning with fresh haircuts, decluttering the house, prepping a week’s worth of meals, and joyful anticipation of things to come.

Plans for this month include:

• F.I.T Lifestyle #LoseTheBoozeAndMove challenge

• Refocusing on my job

• The kids’ activities • Dave returning to work part time

• Yoga 3 times a week

• Train with @liznacc twice a week

• 7 hours of sleep

• More water, less pop

How about you? Do you see the emergence of Fall as a new beginning? How do you celebrate?

#september #septemberquotes #fall #newyear #summer #declutter #decluttering #fitlifestylelosetheboozeandmove #sleeper #sleeping #drinkmorewater #fsscottfitzgerald #fitzgerald #fscott #quotes #qotd #quoteofthenight #backtoschool #letterings #letteringco #kalidesautelsreads

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